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Functional mastery of health ownership: A model for optimum health
Author(s) -
Donnelley Maria
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/nuf.12223
Subject(s) - disease , psychology , health care , function (biology) , process (computing) , chronic disease , conceptual model , outcome (game theory) , control (management) , gerontology , medicine , nursing , computer science , family medicine , microeconomics , economics , artificial intelligence , pathology , database , evolutionary biology , biology , economic growth , operating system
Abstract The aim of this paper is to introduce the Functional Mastery of Health Ownership (FMHO) model and to develop an operational definition of functional mastery as it applies to a positive health outcome for patients with chronic illness or an altered life situation. Daily functioning within the negative disease burden of chronic illness is the goal of individuals living within the constraints of morbidity. Functional mastery fosters health ownership and helps to predict successful control over life circumstances for optimum wellness within the parameters of the limitations of the effects of illness. Significant to nursing, the FMHO conceptual framework uses four foundational influences to assess a patient's ability to not only master function within the disease process, but also to sustain function and best health over time. The FMHO model provides a tool for practitioners to enable individualized care as patients move through the disease process and adapt to changes over time.